Toyota will introduce six new hybrids by the end of 2012

How about a Prius Sport coupe? 150bhp 2.0 engine + 60kW Electric motor. Now that would be interesting.

Great, six new vehicles that will drive 45mph in the fast lane.

I'm so glad that Toyota is saving the earth through using enormous amounts of unnecessary copper and several other materials that are toxic to mine and refine. Copper mining is one of the more destructive activities that man has done to the earth. I've worked on these superfund sites. There is just about every heavy metal pollutant that most people have heard of left behind from these ventures. What goes into producing the batteries is arguably worse. The little power that these things make during deceleration just isn't going to pay back their eco-toll.

Hybrid is the future I found this from Toyota. Toyota is celebrating another milestone for Prius, with worldwide sales passing two million since the original hybrid was launched in 1997. Across three generations, approximately 2,012,000 units have been sold in more than 70 countries and regions, up to the end of September this year. UK sales during the same period were 38,600. Based on these volumes, Toyota calculates Prius has saved around 11 million tonnes of CO2 emissions compared to petrol models of similar size and power, an achievement supported by its continuing development of its full hybrid technology to achieve even cleaner and more fuel efficient performance. Today?s Prius emits just 89g/km of CO2 ? the lowest figure achieved by any current production car with an internal combustion engine ? and has an official combined cycle fuel consumption figure of 74.3mpg. Hybrid power is a central element in Toyota?s development of more environmentally efficient vehicles and Prius continues to provide an excellent platform in which to demonstrate its flexibility and real-world benefits. Supported by Prius?s global achievements, Toyota aims to sell at least one million hybrid vehicles annually as early as possible in the 2010s.